December 19, 2011

Fort Worth breaks into top 10 in survey of cities with most DWIs

Fort Worth has moved from 14th to eighth in Insurance.com's annual list of big U.S. cities with the most DWI citations. (Note: The survey looks at only 20 large cities.)

San Diego and Los Angeles are Nos. 1 and 2 on the list, which was released Monday.

Insurance.com notes that having a higher incidence of citations doesn't necessarily mean that we're more inclined to drink and drive.

"A city may rank near the top of the DUI citation list for a number of reasons, including a lack of public transportation, or a police force that's good at doing its job – or both," writer Susan Ladika says.

The website looked at DUI/DWI citations in 20 of the largest cities from Nov. 1, 2010, to Oct. 31, 2011.

Austin, Dallas and Houston ranked 11th through 13th in this year's survey.

Seems to me you are all in favor of the cops easing up on DWI patrols/arrests. God forbid any of your loved ones are ever hurt or killed by drunk drivers. And as for the comment they arrest everyone with alcohol on their breath....takes more than that to get a DWI conviction, but nice try.

DUIs are serious and drunk driving can be lethal. However, these numbers suggest what we all have been aware of for some time. Fort Worth and Tarrant County are (and have been) more focused on traffic citations than keeping down crime. The focus of our law enforcement, nationwide, has been changed to writing tickets for traffic violations. Why? Because it is quick and easy revenue. Actually stopping crime doesn't pay the bills. Shame. Law Enforcement is now a joke with a badge.